预防职业性听力损失:50年的研究和国家职业安全与健康研究所的建议
Christa L Themann1, Elizabeth A Masterson2, Jeffrey Shawn Peterson3
1Noise and Bioacoustics Team, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Seminars in hearing
|October 11, 2023
概括
美国国家职业安全与健康研究所 (NIOSH) 50年来一直致力于防止工作场所因噪音和化学物质造成的听力损失. 尽管取得了进展,但职业性听力损失仍然很常见,这凸显了持续预防工作的必要性.
科学领域:
- 职业健康 职业健康 职业健康
- 听力学 听力学是指听力学.
- 环境健康 环境健康
背景情况:
- 美国国家职业安全与健康研究所 (NIOSH) 50多年来一直致力于预防职业性听力损失.
- 噪音和耳部毒性化学物质是影响工人的听力的工作场所重大危害.
- 职业听力损失仍然是一个普遍的与工作有关的疾病,尽管正在进行预防工作.
研究的目的:
- 总结一下NIOSH在打击职业性听力损失方面的50年努力.
- 突出噪音危害意识,预防和控制技术方面取得的进展.
- 为了强调职业性听力损失的持续流行以及NIOSH持续的承诺.
主要方法:
- 开创了有关职业听力风险的基础和应用研究.
- 通过各种沟通道发布建议和促进干预措施.
- 开展监测和发布统计数据,以告知政策和预防.
主要成果:
- 在提高对噪音作为危害的认识方面取得了重大进展.
- 改善了降低职业听力损失风险和提高听力保护的使用.
- 工作场所噪音的测量和控制技术的进步.
结论:
- 五十年来,NIOSH在职业听力损失预防方面做出了重大贡献.
- 噪音仍然是工作场所普遍存在的危害,职业性听力损失仍然很常见.
- 美国国立卫生研究院 (NIOSH) 提供资源,以支持听力学家开展听力损失预防计划.
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